I kind-of understand your desire to pick a fight with me.
It's no fight. Trust me on that one.
Read what I wrote again, for the first time: “You will probably be surprised that others - including those that promote illegal drug use - agree with me.”
But, there are other citations:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medical-marijuana-colorado-green-rush/
https://constitution.com/california-speaker-vows-defy-immigration-laws/
Oops, the last one is not about illegal drugs but it does acknowledge the defiance of federal law by progressives that you claim does not exist.